What are Sirenia?Sirenia are best known as sea cows. Once there were many, now only a few species still exist. There are the dugong, West Indian manatee (with subspecies Antillean and Florida manatee), African manatee and Amazonian manatee. There is also some discussion about another species of manatee, the dwarf manatee. The best known extinct Sirenia is the Steller's sea cow, which is gone since 1768. Do you want to know more about Sirenia? You can find information [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].

Why do I collect Sirenia?Good question. Answer: I don't know. I find sea cows very intriguing and somewhat mysterious animals. It's somehow comforting to see these huge clumsy bodies slide through the water. I don't know, I just really like these friendly animals.

Which Sirenia do I have?You'll find all the Sirenia figurines in my collection below. I write as much information down as I have from these figurines. Do you know more about an individual or several figurines? Please let me know!

Which Sirenia do I still need?Actually all Sirenia that aren't pictured below. I have a search list, which you can find [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Do you know a figurine that isn't listed below but which you can't find in my search list either? Congratulations, you've just discovered a Sirenia figurine I'm not aware of! Will you please let me know?

You have a spare Sirenian from my wishlistDo you? I would love to adopt it, so it can be part of my Sirenian family! Please send me a PM and I'll try to reply as soon as possible.

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Subject: Tarunyada's Sirenia Collection Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:38 pm

that's an impressive start to a sirenia collection. I hope you find and collect all of them and I plan to help you find more of them in the future. the papo manatee looks identical to the Schleich. I hope the Safari ltd calf reaches you very soon.

that's an impressive start to a sirenia collection. I hope you find and collect all of them and I plan to help you find more of them in the future. the papo manatee looks identical to the Schleich. I hope the Safari ltd calf reaches you very soon.

Thank you very much, Lance I hope so too, but not too fast - otherwise there wouldn't be any figurines left to be collected!The Papo manatee is actually the exact model that Schleich-S and Maia & Borges used. Susanne made a nice comparison of them once, which you can find [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].And I'm really looking forward on receiving your Safari Ltd manatee calf; it's so sad that mother and baby are seperated now!

They are beautyful, almost fairy-like, and to me they look very gentle I am delighted to see your collection, and hope that we can find mode for you.

But except for the expensive and/or rare Japanese one(s), which I don't have, I can only think of this cutie http://toyanimal.info//index.php?title=Happy_Kin_Toys_Deep_Sea_set_no.9727 from Happy Kin Toys.I will not give this one away, because Roger gave it to me, and I love it very much But perhaps somebody else can find one ? Here in Denmark the choice is extremely limited.

They are beautyful, almost fairy-like, and to me they look very gentle I am delighted to see your collection, and hope that we can find mode for you.

But except for the expensive and/or rare Japanese one(s), which I don't have, I can only think of this cutie http://toyanimal.info//index.php?title=Happy_Kin_Toys_Deep_Sea_set_no.9727 from Happy Kin Toys.I will not give this one away, because Roger gave it to me, and I love it very much But perhaps somebody else can find one ? Here in Denmark the choice is extremely limited.

Thank you, Susanne!

Yes, Sirenia are very magical animals for sure. And so strange to know that they are so close related to elephants! The manatee from Happy Kin Toys sure is a cute figurine! I understand that you don't want to give it away, and you shouldn't! But I'm very lucky: Roger found one for me as well, besides an AAA manatee! And of course I still need the three manatees from CollectA, but they're still available at MPV. I sure will get them the next time I place an order there.

This is just fantastic! Your layout is, as always, incredible clean and nice to read and to look at.Hope you find many, many more mysterious Sirenias to complete your collection

Thank you very much, Karin! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]And I hope so as well! I'll try to update this topic as soon as possible whenever I get my hands on a new Sirenia figurine

.....The manatee from Happy Kin Toys sure is a cute figurine! I understand that you don't want to give it away, and you shouldn't! But I'm very lucky: Roger found one for me as well, besides an AAA manatee! ...

Great collection Julie! I think manatees and dugnogs are amazing! I read you are going to get CollectA manatees, I think they are really great, adult one is one of my favourite animal models ever.

Thank you very much, Ana Yes, they are indeed!And thanks for the tip as well! CollectA is a brand I'm really interested in at the moment. They have such beautiful animal figurines for quite good prices. I still need to discover some more shops selling this wonderful brand, but of course, there's always MPV!

Thank you very much, Christophe! I think these are all on my search list, but I'll check them for sure!

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Tarunyada wrote:

.....The manatee from Happy Kin Toys sure is a cute figurine! I understand that you don't want to give it away, and you shouldn't! But I'm very lucky: Roger found one for me as well, besides an AAA manatee! ...

There is also a Kaiyodo Aqualand Dugong:[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Sadly, it came as part of a random lot of Japanese figures, and was missing it's base and one tall fluke.

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Sean, thanks a lot for showing me these two Sirenia - it's so great to find new figurines for my wishlist! I'll add them immediately.

I do what I can. If I'm ever sending anything your way I'll throw in at least the AK model. Probably the Aqualand too (it's broken, but I don't need it, and they can be nearly impossible to find, and expensive when you do!).

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Sean, thanks a lot for showing me these two Sirenia - it's so great to find new figurines for my wishlist! I'll add them immediately.

I do what I can. If I'm ever sending anything your way I'll throw in at least the AK model. Probably the Aqualand too (it's broken, but I don't need it, and they can be nearly impossible to find, and expensive when you do!).

That would be great, thanks, Sean! Just let me know if there's any figurine you're looking for (besides the Yujin carp; I don't think I'll be able to find that one..)

I'm also a big freshwater fish-figure fan. Know of anything new and exciting? I need to know as well!

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Subject: Re: Tarunyada's Sirenia Collection Wed Sep 09, 2015 6:10 pm

i am glad I've found this wonderful topic during a boring 5 hours trip. your collection looks already fantastic although I Need to check it better this week end when back to my home amd pc. well, I know another manatee missing im your collection amd I know where to find it. It is just next to the AAA manatee at my home. :-) it is the small version that fortunately is not an exact miniature of the larger. I also figured that my collection deserve some sirenia amd I hope I can get these Colorata someday.

i am glad I've found this wonderful topic during a boring 5 hours trip. your collection looks already fantastic although I Need to check it better this week end when back to my home amd pc. well, I know another manatee missing im your collection amd I know where to find it. It is just next to the AAA manatee at my home. :-) it is the small version that fortunately is not an exact miniature of the larger. I also figured that my collection deserve some sirenia amd I hope I can get these Colorata someday.

I'm glad my topic could bring some joy to your boring trip! Oooh I can't wait to see them!! And it's great you want to add some Sirenia to your collection as well!Well, have a save journey!

You're welcome Julie! Don't forget that their brand is Yolanda while their manufacturer is AAA. :) I have again good news about the Happy Kin Toys but she is such an irreverent lady that I will only trust that sea cow when she is in your hands!

You're welcome Julie! Don't forget that their brand is Yolanda while their manufacturer is AAA. :) I have again good news about the Happy Kin Toys but she is such an irreverent lady that I will only trust that sea cow when she is in your hands!

Thanks again for the information, Roger! I remembered you telling this before, but I couldn't remember exactly what, and I couldn't find the topic/post where you told me And great about the Happy Kin Toys manatee!

Happy Kin Toys[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Manatee, Deep Sea Set 9727

I thought that the Happy Kin Toys animals were made of soft plastic, but when this beauty arrived, it proved the opposite. It's actually made of quite hard plastic and it's heavier than I'd expected. This mades this figurine even more wonderful and gorgeous than it already was. It may even be one of my favourite Sirenia figurines!